Hare (SIR JOHN an English actor born)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

SIR JOHN, an English actor; born in London, England, May 16, 1844. Traveled largely in the United States at the head of his own company, and was celebrated in comedy, emotional and quaint character rôles. He appeared in "The Profligate"; "The Gay Lord Quex, وو "Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith"; "Pair of Spectacles"; and other important plays. He was knighted in 1907. HAREM (hä-rēm') (Arabic, the prohibited), a word used by Mussulmans to signify the women's apartments in a household establishment, forbidden to every man except the husband and near relations. The women of the harem may consist simply of a wife and her attendants, or there may be several wives and an indefinite number of concubines or female slaves, with black eunuchs, etc. The greatest harem is that of the Sultan of Turkey. The women of the imperial harem are generally Circassians or Georgians. The women of other Turks enjoy the society of their friends at the baths or in each other's houses, and appear in public accompanied by slaves and eunuchs; but but the women of the sultan's harem have none of these privileges. Only a comparatively few wealthy Turks now maintain harems. They have generally but one wife. HARFLEUR (är-fler') (called in the Middle Ages Hareflot), a town of France, department of Seine-Inférieure; on the estuary of the Seine; 4 miles E. of Havre. Formerly Harfleur was an important seaport and maritime fortress, but the rise of Havre, coupled with the sanding up of its harbor, led to its decay. It was taken after a six weeks' siege by the English under Henry V. in 1415, and during the next 25 years changed hands three times. It was pillaged by the Huguenots in 1562 .